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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
LOCATION
Official Website:
http://city.ottawa.on.ca/ Population:
774,072 (2001) Founding Date:
1855 (incorporation) SCHOOLS
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Paul Anka |
Singer/Songwriter |
30-Jul-1941 |
|
Put Your Head on My Shoulder |
| Margaret Atwood |
Author |
18-Nov-1939 |
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The Handmaid's Tale |
| Dan Aykroyd |
Actor |
1-Jul-1952 |
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Saturday Night Live, Dr. Detroit |
| Sarah Chalke |
Actor |
27-Aug-1976 |
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Dr. Reid on Scrubs |
| R. Kerry Clark |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO of Cardinal Health |
| Bruce Cockburn |
Singer/Songwriter |
27-May-1945 |
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Rocket Launcher |
| André Desmarais |
Business |
26-Oct-1956 |
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Co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada |
| Lorne Greene |
Actor |
12-Feb-1915 |
11-Sep-1987 |
Actor, wildlife host, promoter of dogfood |
| Suzanne B. Labarge |
Business |
1946 |
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Vice Chairman of RBC, 1999-2004 |
| Rich Little |
Comic |
26-Nov-1938 |
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Comic and voice impressionist |
| Donal Logue |
Actor |
27-Feb-1966 |
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Jimmy the Cab Driver |
| John Manley |
Politician |
5-Jan-1950 |
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Canadian Deputy PM, 2002-03 |
| Alexa McDonough |
Politician |
11-Aug-1944 |
|
Leader of Canada's NDP, 1995-2003 |
| Dalton McGuinty |
Politician |
19-Jul-1955 |
|
Premier of Ontario |
| David McGuinty |
Politician |
25-Feb-1960 |
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Canadian MP, Ottawa South |
| Mark McKinney |
Actor |
26-Jun-1959 |
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The Kids in the Hall |
| Alanis Morissette |
Singer |
1-Jun-1974 |
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Jagged Little Pill |
| Denis Potvin |
Hockey |
29-Oct-1953 |
|
New York Islanders, 1973-88 |
| David Pratt |
Politician |
3-Jan-1955 |
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Canadian Defence Minister, 2003-04 |
| Bob Rae |
Politician |
2-Aug-1948 |
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Premier of Ontario, 1990-95 |
| Allan Rock |
Politician |
30-Aug-1947 |
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Canadian Ambassador to the UN, 2004-06 |
| Kelly Rowan |
Actor |
1967 |
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Kirsten Cohen on The O.C. |
| Andrew Seeley |
Singer |
30-Apr-1982 |
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High School Musical |
| Roger Spottiswoode |
Film Director |
5-Jan-1945 |
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Tomorrow Never Dies |
| Gordon Thomson |
Actor |
3-Mar-1945 |
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Adam Carrington on Dynasty |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Robert Laird Borden |
Head of State |
26-Jun-1854 |
10-Jun-1937 |
Prime Minister of Canada, 1911-20 |
| Charles L. Caccia |
Politician |
29-Apr-1930 |
4-May-2008 |
Former Canadian MP, Davenport |
| Lionel Conacher |
Hockey |
24-May-1900 |
26-May-1954 |
Canadian All-Around Athlete |
| John Diefenbaker |
Head of State |
18-Sep-1895 |
16-Aug-1979 |
Prime Minister of Canada, 1957-63 |
| Gerhard Herzberg |
Chemist |
25-Dec-1904 |
3-Mar-1999 |
Molecular spectroscopy |
| Antonio Lamer |
Judge |
8-Jul-1933 |
24-Nov-2007 |
Chief Justice of Canada, 1990-2000 |
| John A. Macdonald |
Head of State |
11-Jan-1815 |
6-Jun-1891 |
Canadian Prime Minister, founding father |
| Lester Bowles Pearson |
Head of State |
23-Apr-1897 |
27-Dec-1972 |
Prime Minister of Canada, 1963-68 |
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